Wali Rahmani

Wali Rahmani (5 June 1943 – 3 April 2021) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and academic who founded Rahmani30. He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from 1974 to 1996. He served as the general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Sajjada Nashin of the Khanqah Rahmani in Munger.

Biography Wali Rahmani was born to Minatullah Rahmani, an Islamic scholar who helped found the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

Rahmani was appointed the Sajjada Nashin of Khanqah Rahmani, in Munger, in 1991 after the death of his father.

Shah Imran Hasan has written Rahmani's biography entitled Hayat-e-Wali.

Rahmani's spiritual chain goes back to Fazle Rahman Ganj Muradabadi.

Rahmāni died on 3 April 2021 from COVID-19. His funeral prayer was led by Umrain Mahfooz Rahmani, Secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

Views In June 2015, Rahmani stated, "Surya Namaskar (a yoga posture) should not be mandatory in government schools, as Islam permits prostration only to Allah."